1992 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team

1992 Southwest Missouri State Bears football
Conference	Gateway Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–2 GFC)
Head coach	Jesse Branch (7th season)
Home stadium	Plaster Sports Complex
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Gateway Football Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Northern Iowa $^	5	–	1	–	0			12	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Southwest Missouri State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Illinois State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Indiana State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 Southwest Missouri State Bears football team represented Southwest Missouri State University (now known as Missouri State University) as a member of the Gateway Football Conference (GFC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Del Miller, the Bears compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the GFC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		at No. 19 McNeese State *		Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 13–16	15,702	[1]
September 12		Washburn *		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 66–15	12,904	[2]
September 19		North Texas *	No. 17	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 35–10	12,475	[3]
September 26		at Pacific (CA) *	No. 11	Stagg Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 14–48		[4]
October 3		Western Illinois	No. 17	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 16–13		[5]
October 10		at Tulsa *	No. 16	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–17	21,856	[6]
October 17		at Illinois State	No. 18	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	W 24–21	11,288	[7]
October 24		Eastern Illinois	No. 14	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 13–10		[8]
November 7		Southern Illinois	No. 12	Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	W 51–12	10,782	[9]
November 14		at Indiana State	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 28–31	981	[10]
November 21	6:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Northern Iowa		UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA	L 12–37	16,324	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Field goal hits upright, slips through". The Springfield News-Leader. September 6, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
2. "A pounding at Plaster". The Springfield News-Leader. September 13, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "SMS proves its point". The Springfield News-Leader. September 20, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kopp sits out but UOP rolls 48–14". The Sacramento Bee. September 27, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southwest Missouri State 16, Western Illinois 13". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 4, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulsa boots Southwest Missouri, 17–14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 11, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "First half costly in ISU loss". The Pantagraph. October 18, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "SW Missouri State edges Eastern Illinois". The Daily Nonpareil. October 25, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "SIU breaks down". Southern Illinoisan. November 8, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sycamores rally to gain 31–28 win". The Indianapolis Star. November 15, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "UNI wins, gets spot in I-AA playoffs". The Des Moines Register. November 22, 1992. Retrieved July 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Missouri State Football 2023 Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University Athletics. p. 65. Retrieved June 30, 2024.